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A landscape without figures

Great title, eh? Not mine though unfortunately. Rum: A Landscape Without Figures is the full title of John Love’s wonderful natural, social and cultural history of the isle of Rum, which I’d recommend to anyone visiting the island. Mr Love lived on the island for some years, during which time he oversaw the pioneering reintroduction of the sea eagle to Scotland. Watch this lovely clip from back in the day, if you like that sort of thing.

Myself and the Lovely Fiona have just spent a week on Rum. It was an entirely fabulous experience, which I will provide a full account of over the coming days. I thought I’d titivate you in advance with a couple of pictures, much in the same way that James at Backpackingbongos does. I like the way he sets up a forthcoming post like that sometimes, so I thought I’d steal yet another of his great ideas.

Walking on Rum and the Small Isles

Pete's guide to walking on the Small Isles: Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna, as well as the Hebridean Twins - Coll and Tiree is published by Cicerone Press. Click here to order a copy from the Amazon web site

Jura Guide

Visit the Cicerone web site to order a copy of the second edition including challenging walks on Jura, Islay, Colonsay and Scarba.

Mountain Biking on the South Downs

Pete's superlative new guide to mountain biking on the South Downs. Twenty-six great routes including a three-day traverse of the South Downs Way. Click here to order a copy.

North Downs Mountain Biking

21 fantastic routes in the Surrey and Kent Downs
Visit the Cicerone web site to order a copy

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About

Peter Edwards grew up in Sussex and nurtured a love of walking amid the ‘blunt, bow-headed, whale-backed’ hills of the South Downs. He has undertaken numerous walking and cycling expeditions in Europe and beyond and is particularly drawn to wild and remote landscapes. Peter moved to Scotland in 2006.